Wittenberg Tigers upset No. 9 Denison

Wittenberg trailed by as many as 15 points in the second half and trailed 69-59 with 3:46 to go. It outscored Denison 12-1 the rest of the way and took the lead on a jump shot by Shane Edwards with 10 seconds left.

Wittenberg (13-6, 7-5) lost three of its first four games in January but has now won three straight. It beat DePauw 59-48 in its previous game Wednesday. It has back-to-back victories on the road against DePauw and Denison after losing to both at home in back-to-back games in December.

Denison (17-2, 11-1) suffered its first North Coast Athletic Conference loss and saw its nine-game winning streak end. The Big Red lead the conference by a game over Wooster and Ohio Wesleyan. Wittenberg is in fourth place.